Raf Simons Collaborated on The xx's Dreamy New Music Video

So many noteworthy things happen in the seven minute span of the xx's latest music video for their new single "I Dare You," it's hard to know where to start. First there's the backstory. Calvin Klein chief creative officer Raf Simons collaborated with filmmaker Alasdir McLellan on the creative concept and direction: a moody, vintage-looking portrait of contemporary youth in Los Angeles.

"It's basically about transcending," Brown said in a statement on Calvin Klein's site, "Paris is transcending into love, [model] Lulu into liking boys, and I'm transcending into a teen. So it's really emotional for me. It's happening right now to all these kids—it's all really real and true."

Of course third, and but not last, is the song itself, which is haunting and languid and yet somehow affirming. "I Dare You" is from I See You, the xx's third album. Watch the full video, below.

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